Close this window Subject Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Subject encyclopedias can cover a topic in more detail than a general encyclopedia and often provide a good bibliography at the end of an article. Use the index volume of the encyclopedia to find the proper volume number and pages for your topic. Here is a list of 24 selected subject encyclopedias and guides which you may find useful for your topic. For more titles in various disciplines, try http://www.xrefer.com/allbooks.jsp .   1 Encyclopædia of African-American Culture and History   E185 .E54 1996 (Undergraduate Reference)   1a The Encyclopædia Britannica Guide to Black History   Online http://blackhistory.eb.com/ 2 Dictionary of American History   E174 .D5 1976 (Undergraduate Reference) 3 A Hypertext on American History     Online http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/ 4 Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia     QL7 .G7813 (Undergraduate Reference, Natural Science Reference) 5 Encyclopædia of World Art     N31 .E533 (Art Reference, Architecture/Urban Planning Reference, Odegaard Reference, Suzzallo Reference) 6 Grove Dictionary of Art     Online http://www.groveart.com/ 7 Encyclopædia of Bioethics     QH332 .E52 1995 (Undergraduate Reference) 8 MedWeb: Bioethics     Online 9 Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice   HV6017 .E52 1983 (Undergraduate Reference)   10 Crime and Law Enforcement Virtual Encyclopædia     Online http://www.refdesk.com/crime.html 11 The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of World History   D21 .L276 (Undergraduate Reference, Suzzallo Reference)   12 Encyclopædia of Human Rights   JC571 .E67 1996 (Undergraduate Reference, Suzzallo Reference)   13 Oxford Companion to Law   K48 .W34 (Undergraduate Reference)   14 International Dictionary of Medicine and Biology   W13 I615 1986 (Undergraduate Reference)   15 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians   ML100 .N48 (Music Reference, Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference) Online version [UW netID only] http://www.grovemusic.com/grovemusic/home/index.html 16 Encyclopedia Mythica: An Encyclopædia on Mythology, Folklore and Legend     Online http://pantheon.org/mythica/ 17 The Internet Encyclopædia of Philosophy     Online http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/ 18 Encyclopedia of Psychology   BF31 .E52 1994 (Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference)   19 Encyclopædia of Religion   BL31 .E46 1987 (Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference)   20 McGraw-Hill Encyclopædia of Science & Technology   Q121 .M3 1997 (Engineering Reference, Natural Science Reference, Undergraduate Reference)   21 Encyclopædia of Social Work   HV35 .S6 (Social Work Reference, Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference)   22 Encyclopædia of Sociology   HM17 .E5 1992 (Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference)   23 World Geographical Encyclopædia   G63 .E5213 1995 (Undergraduate Reference)   Close this window